Too Late Alpha The Mate He Never Wanted (Iris and Eric) novel Chapter 142

Chapter 142

barely breathing. I saved her life.”

The memory of that day flashed through my mind. I could remember the phone call from the guards at the pack border. I had snapped at them not to bother me, without hearing what they wanted to say.

Then the bloodied scene with dead bodies.

My stomach twisted. “That’s not-”

He cut me off easily. “Do you know what she told me? She told me she had nothing to live for.”

I swallowed. “She-I-”

“Where were you, oh dear husband,” Rowan went on, his voice dripping with venom, “while your wife nearly died?”

The room seemed to shrink around me as guilt settled in my stomach. Pride fought within me, I wouldn’t let this bastard make me feel small. “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“I know enough,” Rowan said flatly. “You abandoned her.”

“I did not abandon her.” I snapped, my chest heaving. “You don’t know anything about our marriage.”

“Then enlighten me,” Rowan challenged me, folding his arms again. “Tell me why she would rather face death in the woods than stay in your pack.”

I glared at him, but no explanation came. A nasty voice murmured in my was because you let your daughter die.’ head. ‘It

Rowan’s gaze stayed on me. “Exactly,” he said quietly when I said nothing. “You have nothing.”

Rage burned through my chest, I wanted to punch him, to wipe that cold look off his face. But he was an Alpha, and we both knew a public fight would destroy the alliance my pack needed.

“You won’t see Iris,” Rowan said coldly, “until I say so.”

My fists tightened and I gritted my teeth. “You can’t-”

“I can,” he said, stepping closer. “And I will”

The air between us was charged with tension. The warriors around the hall shifted, getting ready to jump in if either of us made a move.

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